Petition
Confectionery giant Cadbury Schweppes is to close its Keynsham factory, near Bristol, by 2010 with the loss of about 500 jobs, a further 200 jobs would go at its Bournville plant, in Birmingham, with production being moved to Poland.
Please send us your message of support for the workers of Cadbury, all messages will be passed on to Cadbury's, in an effort to stop this move.
Comments from supporters so far:
"You have to keep Cadburys in the UK its an Institution"
"We must fight to save these jobs"
"I grew up in Keynsham and know a lot of people who work at the factory and rely on that income to live. I also know how much Cadburys means to the local community. DON'T CLOSE CADBURYS!!"
"Indicitive of greedy employer wanting more even at the cost of jobs. The only effective way to prevent this extreem explotation of cheap labour often involving working people in other parts of the wourld living a sub-standard life working in unsafe conditions is to BOYCOT THE PRODUCTS BEING MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTRY at the expence of british jobs."
Facts about Keynsham factory:
The J.S. Fry and Sons chocolate business, which merged with Cadbury in 1919, moved to Keynsham in 1935 from their factory in the centre of Bristol
The 228 acre greenfield site at Keynsham - mid way between Bristol and Bath - was given its name after a national competition in 1923
At its height, the Keynsham workforce was in excess of 5,000
In line with the Quaker beliefs of Cadburys and Fry the directors encouraged the spirit of "Happiness in Industry"